The Pew Internet & American Life Project has released a new report on online shopping - finding that Internet users like the convenience but worry about the security of their financial information. "Most online Americans view online shopping as a way to save time and a convenient way to buy products. At the same time, most internet users express discomfort over a key step in online shopping -- sending personal or credit card information over the internet."

Glenbrook's Payments Boot Camp next week (Tuesday-Wednesday) in Santa Clara, California is almost sold out. If you're interested in attending, please register right away! Our Payments Boot Camps provide a "deep dive" on U.S. payments systems - covering soup-to-nuts, basics through emerging payments. After Santa Clara next week, our next Payments Book Camp will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 18th and 19th.

MasterCard Worldwide has announced a new Priceless advertising campaign, "Priceless Search," that it says "will instantly award consumers who find winning envelopes in select Condé Nast publications and Sotheby's Preview magazine with one of three, exceptional and one-of-a-kind experiences."   » Continue Reading

Abhineet Kumar reports from Mumbai for livemint.com on the evolution of mobile banking and payments in India - including the regulatory oversight of that evolution. "Californian mobile payment service provider Obopay Inc. and Bangalore’s mChek India Payment Systems Pvt. Ltd are among a fast-expanding breed of mobile payment service providers which have planned offerings that work within the guidelines and bring the convenience of mobile transactions."

99Bill Corporation, a third-party electronic payment services provider in China, has launched one-stop cross-bank services for credit card bill payment targeting 75 millions credit card holders in China.   » Continue Reading

TSYS and UK-based Telrock have announced they are "jointly developing a suite of integrated mobile solutions for TSYS’ North American clients. Telrock has been providing mobile solutions for TSYS’ European card processing clients for more than one year. The decision to extend the relationship to North America is based on the success of the European relationship and an increased interest in mobile account servicing and payment solutions in the North American card market."   » Continue Reading

Jeffrey Birnbaum writes for the Washington Post about legislation that is pending in the US Senate that would "prevent a small Texas company called DataTreasury from collecting damages from banks for infringing on its patented method for digitally scanning, sending and archiving checks."

• Experian, Keynectis and Valimo Wireless Pilot Mobile Signature Services in France
• United Airlines and Visa Bring Good Fortune to Travelers and Visa Cardholders
• Fiserv Chosen by Leading Wealth Management Company for CheckFree Frontier(TM) Strategic Reconciliation Platform
• Small businesses embrace gift-card giving
• VCs putting money into personal finance sites
• State of New Mexico Offers Electronic Payment Options Through Official Payments Corp.

We have received news of the following recent management changes:

• Nasreen Quibria has been named Principal at Market Platform Dynamics. Prior to joining MPD, Nasreen was a key architect of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Emerging Payments Research Group.
• Charles (Chuck) Kelso, has been named Chief Operating Officer at Transactis, Inc. Prior to joining Transactis, Kelso was vice president of the Government Business Process Outsourcing practice at First Data Corp.